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People with Disability Australia | The last resort

Further clarification of responses made during Supported Decision-Making for Adults with Disability and Older people in NSW Hearing

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Monday 29 June 2026 Last updated on: Monday 29 June 2026 Written by: PWDA
PWDA provided further clarification on responses made during the hearing regarding the Supported Decision Making for adults with Disability and Older People in NSW.
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People with Disability Australia | Media Release: PWDA Responds to NSW Budget

Media Release: PWDA Responds to NSW Budget

Categorized in: Media Releases, News Posted on: Tuesday 23 June 2026 Last updated on: Tuesday 23 June 2026 Written by: PWDA
Following the release of NSW Budget, PWDA is calling on the NSW Government to commit to the inclusion and wellbeing of people with disability.
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People with Disability Australia | These changes are not the true intent of the scheme

These changes are not the true intent of the scheme

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News, Reasonable.Necessary.Ordinary Posted on: Tuesday 23 June 2026 Last updated on: Tuesday 23 June 2026 Written by: PWDA
As part of our Reasonable. Necessary. Ordinary campaign we asked our followers “What does the NDIS make possible in your everyday life?”
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People with Disability Australia | PWDA delegation joins 19th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the UN CRPD (COSP19)

PWDA delegation joins 19th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the UN CRPD (COSP19)

Categorized in: Blog, News Posted on: Friday 19 June 2026 Last updated on: Thursday 2 July 2026 Written by: PWDA
PWDA staff Interventions from 19th Conference of States Parties (COSP19) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
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People with Disability Australia | Jeramy Hope resigns as President of PWDA

Jeramy Hope resigns as President of PWDA

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News Posted on: Thursday 18 June 2026 Last updated on: Thursday 18 June 2026 Written by: PWDA
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) announces that Jeramy Hope has resigned as President and Director of PWDA.
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People with Disability Australia | Complete the PWDA Survey to Help Shape Future NDIS Consultations

Complete the PWDA Survey to Help Shape Future NDIS Consultations

Categorized in: Events, Member News, News, Uncategorized Posted on: Tuesday 16 June 2026 Last updated on: Tuesday 16 June 2026 Written by: PWDA
Complete the PWDA Survey to Help Shape Future NDIS Consultations. Your feedback will help PWDA advocate for more accessible information, better consultation and stronger engagement with people with disability.
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People with Disability Australia | PWDA COSP19 Side Event: Effective Co-design with People with Disability

PWDA COSP19 Side Event: Effective Co-design with People with Disability

Categorized in: Blog, News Posted on: Friday 12 June 2026 Last updated on: Thursday 2 July 2026 Written by: PWDA
2026 side event “Nothing About Us Without Us All: Effective Co-design with People with Disability in All Our Diversity” at the 19th Conference of States Parties (COSP19) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
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People with Disability Australia | "When support is withdrawn, the need does not disappear"

“When support is withdrawn, the need does not disappear”

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News Posted on: Thursday 11 June 2026 Last updated on: Thursday 11 June 2026 Written by: PWDA
PWDA evidence at Public Hearings for Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 Thursday 11 June On Wednesday 12 June, PWDA gave evidence at the Public Hearings for…
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People with Disability Australia | Media Statement from Australia's Disability Representative Organisations

NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Tuesday 2 June 2026 Last updated on: Tuesday 2 June 2026 Written by: PWDA
This joint submission is made by Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee on NDIS Bill
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People with Disability Australia | PWDA submission of the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026

PWDA submission of the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Monday 1 June 2026 Last updated on: Wednesday 5 August 2026 Written by: PWDA
PWDA Submission to the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026. These changes will ultimately undermine the core purpose of the NDIS.
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